Archdiocese of Taranto

Archdiocese of Taranto
Basic data
Country	Italy
Church region	Apulia
Ecclesiastical province	Tarent
Diocesan bishop	Filippo Santoro
Emeritus diocesan bishop	Benigno Luigi Papa OFMCap
Vicar General	Francesco Castellana
surface	1,056 km²
Parishes	88 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Residents	400.122 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics	391,528 (2017 / AP 2018 )
proportion of	97.9%
Diocesan priest	156 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious priest	59 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Catholics per priest	1,821
Permanent deacons	14 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Friars	62 (2017 / AP 2018 )
Religious sisters	268 (2017 / AP 2018 )
rite	Roman rite
Liturgical language	Italian
cathedral	Cattedrale di San Cataldo in Taranto
Co-cathedral	Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio in Taranto
Website	www.chiesacattolica.it
Suffragan dioceses	Diocese of Castellaneta Diocese of Oria

Development of membership numbers

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto ( lat. : Archidioecesis Tarentina , ital. : Arcidiocesi di Taranto ) is in Italy situated Roman Catholic Archdiocese based in Taranto .

history

The Archdiocese of Taranto was established as the Bishopric of Taranto in the 6th century . In the 10th century, the diocese of Taranto became an archdiocese.

See also

• List of the Archbishops of Taranto
• List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
• Roman Catholic Church in Italy

Web links

Commons : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taranto  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Homepage of the Archdiocese of Taranto (Italian)
• Entry on the Archdiocese of Taranto on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)

San Cataldo Cathedral in Taranto